Does a video by Dr. Kelly Victory that promises to discuss "COVID facts" deliver all factual claims? No, that's not true: Lead Stories identified at least 10 "facts" that are false, including claims that children are at "virtually no risk" fro
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FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading Spin on Roger Stone’s Conviction
In commuting Roger Stone’s prison sentence, President Donald Trump and the White House gave a misleading account of Stone’s conviction and the federal investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. In November, a jury
Truth or Fiction?→ The #FreeBritney Movement, Explained
In July 10 2020, a Facebook post appeared about the #FreeBritney movement (evidently aimed at liberating Britney Spears), becoming hugely popular within just a few days: The Text of the Post The post — which was lengthy and full of de
Truth or Fiction?→ Thursday, October, and 8 PM Are All the Same?
On July 1 2020, twitter user Laureen Bazzi shared a tweet observing that “Thursday, October, and 8:00pm are all the same,” which ended up racking up a lot of attention: idk how to explain this but thursday, october, and 8:00pm are all th
AFP Fact Check→ Drywall dust penetration does not mean face masks are ineffective against the coronavirus
Posts on Facebook claim face masks cannot be effective against the coronavirus because they do not stop drywall dust particles bigger than the virus from reaching a person’s face. This is false; experts say masks do not need to be 100 percent effecti
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Betsy DeVos Say ‘Only .02 Percent’ of Students Would Die if Schools Reopened?
On July 11 2020, the following tweet claimed that the United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos — in the course of arguing in favor of reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic — asserted that “only 0.02 percent” of
AFP Fact Check→ Health authorities recommend face masks to curb coronavirus transmission
Facebook posts claim people should be unconcerned about others not wearing face masks during the coronavirus crisis as long as their own mask “works.” This is false; US health authorities advise people to wear masks to reduce the risk of transmitti
Truth or Fiction?→ Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Guards Can’t Drink for Life, Must Live in Underground Barracks?
A popular September 2019 Facebook post about guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier makes a number of claims, among them that anyone serving as a Sentinel “must commit 2 years of life to guard the tomb, live in a barracks under the tomb, and
Poynter→ MSNBC’s Chris Hayes said higher education is ‘one of America’s strongest export sectors.’ The stats show he’s right.
Editor’s note: This article was originally published by PolitiFact, which is owned by the Poynter Institute, and is republished here with permission. If your time is short A new Trump administration directive would bar foreign college students fro
Health Feedback→ People have died from the coronavirus, contrary to article claiming to report pathologist’s “revelations” on COVID-19
Originally published by OffGuardian, this article makes numerous claims about the COVID-19 pandemic that have been republished in other outlets such as GlobalResearch.ca and Australian National Review, both of which have been described as conspiracy we
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Birth Certificates Are NOT Federal Bank Notes Valued Between $650,000 to $750,000
Are U.S. birth certificates federal bank notes valued between $650,000 to $750,000? No, that's not true: It is an old myth that has been disputed by the U.S. Treasury Department. Some people who tried to cash in on birth certificates were crim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Lady Gaga Staring At Murdered Model During A Satanic Spirit Cooking Hunt
Does a photo show Lady Gaga at a satanic spirit cooking hunt staring at a male model who was later found dead with organs missing? No, that's not true. The photo of Gaga and Serbian artist Marina Abramovic was taken at the 20th annual benefit
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dave Ramsey Warn Against a Cashless Society Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic?
In early July 2020, posts attributed to financial pundit Dave Ramsey on the subject of what “no cash” or what having a “cashless society actually means” began circulating: Dave Ramsey repost HERES WHAT NO CASH ACTUALLY MEANS:
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Texas Doctor Curing COVID-19 Patients For $50?
A Texas doctor’s claim that he has cured more than 75 patients for COVID-19 for no more than $50 spread widely around Facebook and YouTube before apparently being removed from both platforms. Dr. Brian Procter first drew attention through a phot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Wayfair Is Selling Human Trafficked Children On Their Website With Very Expensive Cabinets
Was Wayfair selling human trafficked children via postings for very expensive cabinets on their sales website? No, there is no evidence to support the claim and plenty of evidence to dispute it. A Reddit user claimed that overpriced cabinets w
FactCheck.org→ Donald Trump Jr. Shares Unsupported Claim that ‘Democrats’ Vandalized Statue
Quick Take Donald Trump Jr. has shared a viral meme that makes the unsupported claim that a statue of abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York, was torn down by “Democrats.” Police have made no arrests, and are “still loo
Truth or Fiction?→ Wayfair Child Trafficking Conspiracy Theory
Online store Wayfair received viral internet attention after a July 9 2020 Reddit r/conspiracy thread, which posited that bizarrely-priced, boring utility cabinets on the site were not just overpriced furniture or some kind of error, but instead evide
Full Fact→ Did the government meet its Covid-19 test targets?
At the time of writing, 11.5 million tests for Covid-19 have been carried out or posted in the UK. Since March, the government has invited the country to judge its progress on these tests by announcing measurable targets. We have written about so
Snopes→ Did Elon Musk Tell Kanye West, ‘We May Have More Differences of Opinion Than I Anticipated?’
Endorsing someone for president without knowing the platform they'll be running on is generally a bad idea.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Soros Was NOT Taken Into Custody for Crimes Against America
Was George Soros taken into custody for crimes against America? No, that's not true: This is a fictional story from a network of satire websites. The article was designed to trick people who do not read the whole article, who share or comment
Full Fact→ Government issues contradictory advice on travel quarantine
“If your mother arrived in the UK from one of the exempt countries, then she can stop quarantining on the 10th July.” Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice on Twitter, 10 July 2020 “Self-isolation is subject to current legal
Full Fact→ Mobile phone cancellations in China don’t prove that 21 million have died of Covid-19
We’ve seen claims on social media and from journalists that data from mobile phone companies revealed that 21 million people may have died of Covid-19 in China, far higher than the country’s official estimate of around 4,600. Data on the nu
Full Fact→ Increase in doctors and nurses does not include Covid-19 returners
“Good news on the NHS just out: Record doctors: 6,000 more than a year ago Record nurses: 12,000 more than a year ago Well on our way to delivering 50,000 more nurses by end of the Parliament.” Matt Hancock, 25 June 2020 Health secretary
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘New Cases, Yesterday: Germany: 298, Denmark: 10, Norway: 11, Sweden: 57 — United States: 55,442’
On July 8 2020, Twitter user Brian Klass shared the following post in response to President Trump’s tweets about reopening American schools — purportedly demonstrating the number of new cases on July 7 2020 in the United States and four Eu
FactCheck.org→ Navarro Doesn’t Give Full Picture On Hydroxychloroquine
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro has promoted the “astonishing” results of an observational study that found hydroxychloroquine was associated with lower mortality for patients hospitalized for COVID-19. But the study has limitations, and mu
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misconstrues Efficacy of Face Masks in Spread of COVID-19
Quick Take A meme suggesting that face masks are useless against COVID-19 has been circulating online. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing a face covering in public since the virus is transmitted mostly through droplet
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Testing Kits For COVID-19 NEVER Risked Lives
Were people tested for COVID-19 exposed to the coronavirus due to contaminated tests? No, that's not true: Federal officials did send out defective tests in February -- one month into the pandemic in the United States and about six months befo
FactCheck.org→ Cherry-Picking Collins’ Prescription Drug Votes
A Democratic TV ad attacks Sen. Susan Collins for voting twice “to allow drug companies to keep cheaper generic drugs off the market,” but omits the fact that Collins has supported bills intended to increase generic-drug competition and low
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: That Heart-Wrenching Photo You ‘Need’ To Share Is Likely A Malware Scam
Did no one want to share the birthday photo of this grandmother on her 120th birthday? Or the one of that baby with the handicap? Or the dead mother? No, that's not true: these kinds of deceptive stories are often a ruse with the sole purpose
Truth or Fiction?→ Why Is the Coronavirus Test So Invasive? Would a Cheek Swab Work?
On July 7 2020, Facebook user David D Smith shared the following post, questioning why coronavirus testing was so invasive, particularly when compared to DNA test cheek swabs: Smith included a shiver-inducing image but no citations, writing:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: China Is NOT Putting California Garlic Growers Out Of Business
Is China putting California garlic growers out of business? No, that's not true. The amount of garlic the United States imports from China has gone down for the past four years, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The cla
Full Fact→ New data reveals PM’s testing speeds claims as wrong
“We already turn around 90% of tests within 48 hours. The tests conducted at the 199 testing centres, as well as the mobile test centres, are all done within 24 hours, and I can undertake to him now to get all tests turned around in 24 hours by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctor’s Claim That ‘No One Has Died From The Coronavirus’ In Europe Is NOT True
Is it true that nobody has actually died from COVID-19 across Europe, and that officials there have identified no antibodies specific to the disease? Also, is it true that there is no pandemic, but merely an "infection"? No, none of this is tr
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Ghislaine Maxwell Was Arrested by the FBI, Can We Talk About How Similar She Looks to Madeleine McCann’s Female Abductor Sketch’?
On July 3 2020, just after British socialite Ghislane Maxwell was arrested, the Facebook page “NightMerica Podcast” shared the following post, comparing her photograph with a purported sketch of “Madeleine McCann’s female abdu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Did Not Write A Book Called ‘The Adrenochrome Witch’
Did Sean "Diddy" Combs write a book called "The Adrenochrome Witch"? No, that's not true: The book claiming to be by Combs is posted solely to self-publishing platforms. It's apparently just seven pages long and has received several reviews sa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Weis Markets Did NOT Ban The American Flag
Did Weis Markets ban the American flag? No, that's not true: The grocery store chain still sells products with the flag, according to spokesman Dennis Curtin. He also said that the company's uniform policy, which states that employees cannot w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman Seen Swinging Dog On A Leash At Another Woman Was NOT A Black Lives Matter Protester
Did a Black Lives Matter protester attack another woman by swinging a dog on a leash at her? No, that's not true: Graphic video showing a Black woman grabbing a dog from another woman and swinging it around by the leash took place in a long li
Snopes→ Did Trump Say Foreigners Attending College in the US ‘Should Not Be Thrown Out’?
At some universities, international students account for a third of the undergraduate student body, and they represent the majority of students in many graduate programs.
Health Feedback→ The June 2020 spike in U.S. COVID-19 cases indicates a rising percentage of infections and is not simply an artifact of more testing
REVIEW Dozens of Facebook posts circulated on social media in late June and early July 2020 claiming that the spike in the number of reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. during the second half of June 2020 was due to increased testing, and not to an
Full Fact→ City Of London Police are not warning people about this scam claiming to involve banks and mobile network providers
A repeatedly shared post on Facebook has claimed that City Of London Police are warning people about a scam claiming to involve banks and mobile network operators. The text on the post reads: “Straight from the City of London Police fraud t